Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

Introduction to the Day
The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”

Readings
Jeremiah 23:23-29 --God’s word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks
Hebrews 11:29--12:2 -- The faith of the Hebrew people, a great cloud of witnesses
Luke 12:49-56 -- Jesus brings fire on earth and has a baptism with which to be baptized